Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 October 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,506.10 per troy ounce on 9 October 2019, up $8.900 (0.59%) from the previous close of $1,497.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 20.26% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,187.20, making this a +26.86% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,506.10 per troy ounce on 9 October 2019. That is $8.90 higher than the previous close of $1,497.20, a move of 0.59%.
The gold price rose on 9 October 2019, gaining $8.90 (0.59%) against the previous session's close of $1,497.20.
At $1,506.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.42 on 9 October 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 October 2019 18k gold was worth about $36.32 per gram and 14k about $28.25 per gram, against $48.42 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.0 on 9 October 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 9 October 2019, gold was around $1,187.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,506.10 therefore represents a rise of 26.9% over twelve months.
It closed 20.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.